The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEVEE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Embankment crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEVEE | 81 % | 5 |
| DIKE | 16 % | 4 |
| WEIR | 1 % | 4 |
| SCARP | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Embankment
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wall
- seawall
- bridge
- berm
- breakwater
- pier
- dam
- barrage
- dike
- dyke
- levee
- kerb
Crossword Answer definitions
LEVEE noun- An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
- The steep bank of a river.
- The border of an irrigated field.
- A pier or other landing place on a river.
- To keep within a channel by means of levees.
- The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
- A reception of visitors held after getting up.
- A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
- To attend the levee or levees of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LEVEE
- Mississippi River sight
- It was dry in "American Pie"
- River pier
- River embankment
- Dike
- Bank protection
- Water board?
- Landing place
- Flood protection
- Embankment
More clues leading to the result DIKE
- Flood deterrent
- Netherlands sight
- Bank edifice
- Big water holder
- Flood prevention
- Benelux barrier
- Flood preventer
- Water barrier
- Flood-control embankment
- Flood-preventing embankment
More clues leading to the result WEIR
- Australian film director Peter
- Bob of The Grateful Dead
- Dam
- Fishing dam
- Millrace dam
- "Dead Poets Society" director
- The Truman show director
- "Witness" director
- Small dam
- Fish catcher